3 soldiers martyred in a fight with Afghan terrorists in North Waziristan: ISPR
Three Pakistani soldiers were martyred and seven others injured when a group of terrorists from Afghanistan attacked Army troops undertaking fencing efforts along the Pak-Afghan border in Alwara, at North Waziristan.
According to ISPR, around 60-70 terrorists, from across the border attacked in North Waziristan, the troops effectively responded and repulsed the attack, killing and injuring scores of terrorists in a result several terrorists were killed in retaliatory firing by the Pakistan Army.
Pakistan will continue to fence the border despite all obstacles, the ISPR said.
The three Pakistan Army soldiers — Lance Naik Ali, Lance Naik Nazeer and Sepoy Imdadullah — were martyred in the exchange of fire and seven others were injured.
There is a need for Afghan security forces and officials to have effective control on their border. Afghan soil should not be used against Pakistan, the statement further said.
On Monday, DG ISPR, Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor had revealed that fencing over a distance of 1,000km on the borders of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan with Afghanistan has been completed and work on the rest is underway.
A total of 823 border forts were planned, out of which 300 have been constructed so far. Work on the remaining posts is underway and will be completed soon.
